The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.